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Bill	Prescription monitoring program	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-80 SO AS TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DHEC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM WHEN A PERSON IS ADMINISTERED AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-60, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES, SO AS TO REQUIRE FIRST RESPONDERS TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO DHEC FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1640, RELATING TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PROGRAM TO MONITOR THE ADMINISTERING OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY FIRST RESPONDERS AND IN EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SETTINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1645, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF PRACTITIONERS TO REVIEW A PATIENT'S CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION HISTORY BEFORE PRESCRIBING A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SO AS TO ALSO REQUIRE A REVIEW OF ANY INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE PATIENT HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE BY A FIRST RESPONDER OR IN AN EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SETTING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 3728	South Carolina H 3728 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Alexander B. Newton Cogswell Dillard Erickson Fry Gilliard Govan Henegan Hewitt Huggins Mack Norrell Pendarvis R. Williams Ridgeway Rutherford Spires Trantham Weeks West Wooten Yow	8	24	3	2019-01-23	2019-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/a671ec1d-df70-42c8-af6e-f2aefc0815f1	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3728&session=123&summary=B	3d0e51b85ac9d8fd5d0c53cf26f09ad6cdee9a0360f7a29408a3fd2caa6d92a5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3728 (2019-2020) — Prescription monitoring program

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-80 SO AS TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DHEC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM WHEN A PERSON IS ADMINISTERED AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-60, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES, SO AS TO REQUIRE FIRST RESPONDERS TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO DHEC FOR INCLUSION IN THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1640, RELATING TO THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PROGRAM TO MONITOR THE ADMINISTERING OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY FIRST RESPONDERS AND IN EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SETTINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1645, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF PRACTITIONERS TO REVIEW A PATIENT'S CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION HISTORY BEFORE PRESCRIBING A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SO AS TO ALSO REQUIRE A REVIEW OF ANY INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE PATIENT HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE BY A FIRST RESPONDER OR IN AN EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SETTING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/23/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 4/4/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/2/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/3/2019 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/8/2019 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 103–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 101–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Cogswell — primary (person)
• Dillard — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Fry — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Mack — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Pendarvis — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)
• Ridgeway — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)
• Trantham — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-01-23 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-23 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2019-01-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, Cogswell, Gilliard, Mack
• 2019-03-20 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
• 2019-04-04 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-09 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, B.Newton
• 2019-04-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-04-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-04-09 Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
• 2019-04-10 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-04-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-04-10 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2019-05-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-05-08 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-08 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2019-05-09 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2019-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2019-05-09 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
• 2019-05-13 Ratified R 85
• 2019-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2019-05-31 Effective date 01/01/21
• 2019-06-05 Act No. 65

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a671ec1d-df70-42c8-af6e-f2aefc0815f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).